These are complicated issues, and our Congress members have been wrestling over this for months due to the Presidents' directive to remove the shield for young people brought here as children from other countries.

That directive has not lost steam based on Monday's news and the seriousness of the shutdown.

The Perspective today might be as simple as: Even if we cannot agree on the topics being discussed and the manner in which it is being handled, hopefully we can agree that everyone should be glad the shutdown did not last long because our Government staff needs to work and get things done instead of being held hostage while the Congress argues.